| “ | The High Evolutionary intends to build a god fit for the twenty-first century. And you will be his raw materials. | „ |
| ~ High Evolutionary |
Summary
Herbert Edgar Wyndham is a scientist obsessed with his research regarding the process of evolution, including by greatly enhancing his own intellect, by evolving animals into his servants, the noble New Men, and by creating the planet Counter-Earth, which he tried to turn into a paradise.
He used to be portrayed as a weary, well-meaning creator, with a degree of megalomania and emotional instability that sometimes made him go to great lengths to further his goals of evolving a better and less-brutal world, but he has also usually tried to be responsible, creative, and kind, and has demonstrated a paternal love toward even his most flawed creations, even ones that have attempted to kill him.
However, in the High Evolutionary's more recent appearances, an unexplained enormous change was suddenly imposed on his personality, after which he was suddenly portrayed as an absolutely cruel and amoral, casually genocidal animal abuser, supremacist, and social Darwinist.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 5-B, up to 4-C with Preparation time
Name: Herbert Edgar Wyndham, the High Evolutionary
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human scientist, geneticist, founder of the Knights of Wundagore
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Flight, Enhanced Senses, Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection (Matches Galactus in a beam battle), Telepathy (Can casually kick Moondragon out of his head and was able to read Adam Warlock's thoughts), Teleportation, Size Manipulation, Astral Projection, Regeneration (High-Mid, regenerated from being ripped to pieces and pulverized into organic jelly by the Hulk; possibly Mid-High as long as his armor exists, it contains his complete genetic information and can regenerate his body or even create a whole new body for Wyndham), Power Absorption (Was able to steal the powers of the Silver Surfer and turn him mortal), Immortality (Types 1 and 3), Matter Manipulation (Terraformed the moon and created a prison that can hold the Hulk), Resurrection, Forcefield Creation (Can block attacks from Hyperion), Precognition, Soul Manipulation (destroyed a swarm of ghosts), BFR, Biological Manipulation (Can accelerate and decelerate evolution. Tore out Sabretooth's nervous system), Transformation (Transformed a severed arm into a weapon capable of fighting Hyperion and can control the transformation of the Hulk), can survive in a noncorporeal state and return to his body anytime should he be killed, Resistance to Magic, Energy Manipulation and Mind Manipulation
Attack Potency: Planet level (Fought against Apocalypse. Harmed Hulk with an energy beam. Used an energy gun to harm a patient Hyperion[1]), up to Star level with Preparation time (By engraving a terminal reaction in the nuclear heart of a star, he can blow it up whole. Can blow up the Earth. Can create a duplication of Earth)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Comparable to Hyperion, Apocalypse, and a Hulk not at full power), Massively FTL+ with his spaceship (Adapted a moon to fly at this speed)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 100 (Said to be able to lift over 100 tons in the Fantastic Four comics)
Striking Strength: Unknown (Most of his offensive feats are done via Energy Manipulation, with one brief exception against Apocalypse in which he either physically harmed him or competed against his lifting strength)
Durability: Planet level (Withstood attacks from the Hulk. Took an attack from Apocalypse. An angry Hyperion easily ripped off his arm, but High Evolutionary used a forcefield to defend against a following attack against a more calmed Hyperion telling him that it wasn't a fight he could win)
Stamina: Superhuman.
Range: At least Planetary with energy projection (Can wipe out the life of entire planets). Interdimensional with teleportation (Escaped from an alternate universe after being banished by Galactus)
Standard Equipment: Exoskeleton armor, futuristic dog whistle, enhanced tranquilizers and a contained miniature black hole in his pocket.
Intelligence: At least Extraordinary Genius, likely Supergenius (A master of genetics who possesses all human knowledge in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, engineering, psychology, and cybernetics. Created technology to siphon the power cosmic from the Silver Surfer, adapted a moon to fly at faster-than-light speeds, terraformed the moon, can use a single piece from the Earth to create his own planets, gave Ultron an organic body, and has created various lifeforms capable of fighting the Hulk and Thor. One of few mortals considered to have an intellect comparable to cosmic entities.[2])
Weaknesses: Traditionally he was portrayed as emotionally unstable when processing unfathomably vast metaphysical concepts, beings, and events that made him feel insignificant in comparison, which once even turned him suicidal (However, he designed his armor to keep himself alive at all costs). It is uncertain if these weaknesses are still in effect after his unexplained sudden enormous change in personality.
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